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WASC visiting team praises La Canada High School; district expects strongest six-year accreditation term
Summary
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) visiting team commended La Canada High School (LCHS) for academic rigor, inclusion and community partnerships, and identified several growth areas. The district expects a six-year accreditation term.
District leaders told the governing board that La Canada High School’s WASC visiting team completed a multi-day review and issued a report identifying several areas of strength and four recommended areas for growth.
Superintendent Wendy told the board the visiting team praised LCHS for offering “a culturally inclusive, rigorous standards-based curriculum which all students have access to on campus,” noting strong Advanced Placement participation and high AP exam results. The team also commended LCHS for prioritizing the whole child and for robust community partnerships that support student services, including the Flintridge Educational Foundation and Endowment.
Wendy said the visiting team highlighted the school’s broad extracurricular offerings — visual, applied and performing arts and multiple sports — and praised staff availability and a flexible schedule that supports intramurals and other programs.
The visiting team recommended four areas for growth: refining the special education push-in model with more collaborative opportunities and progress monitoring; ensuring consistent grading practices and course alignment across departments; expanding aspects of a successful Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program and multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS); and providing aligned, strategic professional development tied to district initiatives.
Wendy said the visiting team submitted its report to WASC and the district anticipates the strongest possible outcome — a standard six-year accreditation term. She thanked school leaders and staff, naming Jim Cardinal and WASC self-study leader Susan Moore for their roles in the review.
The district framed the WASC findings as affirmation of several of the governing board’s strategic pillars and as a roadmap for continuing improvement over the coming accreditation cycle.
